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  • The 7 mile road race is annually held during late July, in the streets of downtown Davenport, Iowa. The race was founded in 1975 by John Hudetz, a resident of Bettendorf, Iowa. After competing in the 1974 Boston Marathon, Hudetz was inspired to bring the excitement to the Quad-Cities with a race of his own. The inaugural race had a field consisting of eighty-four runners. Today the race is often run by 12,000 to 18,000 runners.

  • The oldest continuously operating drag strip in the country, Cordova Dragway Park, which opened in 1956, and has operated, without closure, ever since. The track hosts the annual World Series of Drag Racing in August.

  • The Davenport Speedway is located on the Mississippi Valley Fairgrounds at 2815 W Locust St in Davenport, IA

  • Annual 4th of July Run and festival in East Moline, IL.
    Click here for more information on the annual 4th of July, East Moline, IL classic...

  • Look here for more information on the course, the players and the tournament....  

  • The Quad City Airshow has been hosted at the Davenport Municipal Airport since 1987. It is in the top ten for the most longest and best airshow in the U.S.
    The Quad City Airshow has been hosted at the Davenport Municipal Airport since 1987. It is in the top ten for the most longest and best airshow in the U.S. The show has hosted all of the North American Military Demonstration Teams, and several International performers.

  • The QCBC has over 1200 members from 28 states and 2 countries. 85% of our members live in Iowa and Illinois.


    The QCBC has over 1200 members from 28 states and 2 countries. 85% of our members live in Iowa and Illinois. It is the mission of the Quad Cities Bicycle Club to promote, encourage, and support the safe participation in bicycle riding of all ages and abilities, as well as to anticipate and address needs and interests of all aspects of bicycling in the Quad Cities area.

  • Whether you're an old hand at the game or someone just wanting to learn how the pieces move, we hope you'll choose the Illowa Chess Club as the place you exercise your brain!

    Whether you're an old hand at the game or someone just wanting to learn how the pieces move, we hope you'll choose the Illowa Chess Club as the place you exercise your brain! We're dedicated to promoting chess and it's benefits throughout the Quad City Area and welcome into our clubs anyone who wants to open their mind to all the wonderful things chess has to offer.

  • The 40th anniversary in 2006 marked the Quad Cities Criterium the longest running sporting event in the Quad Cities and one of the oldest in the country.
    The 40th anniversary in 2006 marked the Quad Cities Criterium the longest running sporting event in the Quad Cities and one of the oldest in the country. It is inevitable that the Quad Cities Criterium will continue to evolve in striving as not only the best Criterium in the Midwest, but among the elite of the United States.

  • Modern Woodmen Park is located in the heart of the Quad Cities, a collection of five cities that hug the Mississippi River along the Iowa-Illinois border. With Davenport and Bettendorf in Iowa and Rock Island, Moline and East Moline in Illinois, the four-county metropolitan area has a population of more than 370,000 people.

  • The Quad City Mallards are a minor league professional ice hockey team based in the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. The Mallards are a member of the Central Hockey League, competing in the CHL's Turner Conference.
    The Quad City Mallards are a minor league professional ice hockey team based in the Quad Cities area of Illinois and Iowa. The Mallards are a member of the Central Hockey League, competing in the CHL's Turner Conference.

  • Click here for more information on the annual Quad Cities Marathon...  
    Click here for more information on the annual Quad Cities Marathon...  

  • The primary purposes of the Quad Cities Senior Olympics, Inc. are to improve health, fitness and quality of life for participants.
    The primary purposes of the Quad Cities Senior Olympics, Inc. are to improve health, fitness and quality of life for participants. The objectives are to encourage and promote the active lifestyle for individuals over the age of 50.

  • Click here for more information on the Quad City Triathlon.
    Click here for more information on the Quad City Triathlon.